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"So is there anything you really want to see in the Hamptons?" He asks me and I shake my head. The car slows down and I look out the window again. My jaw drops as we pull up a long driveway and I see tall metal gates. "Welcome to my home," he says. I look over at him in surprise as the gates open and we drive down another long driveway towards a huge house. "This is my parents' home."
"Wow," I say as the limo stops and I jump out and look around. "This is humongous."
"It's only six acres," he says.
"Only six acres. Like I said, that's humongous."
"Welcome. You want to see inside?"
"I would love to see inside." I run through the grass and bend down to smell the daisies and the buttercups. I look over to the front of the house and there are roses and gardenias and lots of other flowers' names that I don't know. "Wow. It's picturesque," I say. "I can't believe that you used to spend every summer here."
He looks at me and nods and then looks at his surroundings. "I guess I've never really noticed how beautiful it is," he says.
"It's amazing."
We walk up to the front door and I think he's about to open it, but it opens and a butler steps to the side. "Good afternoon, Mr. Pruitt."
"Henry, good to see you," he says with a nod. "This is my fiance, Zara."
"Good afternoon, Zara. Nice to meet you," the butler nods and I smile at him.
"Nice to meet you too."
"Are you thirsty, ma'am?" He asks, and that's when I notice he has a British accent. I look over at Jackson in surprise. His family has a British butler. I mean, I knew he was rich, but still, a British butler. Elise and Lila were going to flip out when they got here.
"We'd like some lemonade, please, Henry," Jackson says, as we step inside. My jaw drops as I look down at the marble floors and a huge foyer. There's a grand staircase immediately to the right and to the left is a large open living room with huge white couches.
"Oh my gosh. The kids are going to mess those couches up." I look over at Jackson and he shrugs.
"It's fine. If they do too much damage, we can get new ones."
"No, we cannot get new couches because my niece and nephew are messy," I say.
His lips twitch. "Don't worry. It'll be okay." I nod and follow him as he guides me through the living room to a huge kitchen that overlooks a massive backyard. I see a swimming pool at the back and I feel excited.
"Oh, I can't wait to go for a swim."
"Maybe we can even go skinny-dipping," he says, and I just stare at him.
"I'm not going skinny-dipping with your parents here and my parents here," I say, shaking my head. "Not going to happen."
"What if it's at two o'clock in the morning and everyone's asleep?"
"Still not going to happen," I say laughing. "No way."
"We'll see," he says, pulling me into him and kissing me.
"Trust me when I say it's not going to happen."
"Excuse me. Here are your lemonades," a soft voice says, and I look up into the big blue eyes of a woman who looks to be around my age.
"Thank you very much, Enid," he says as he takes one of the glasses and hands it to me. "Enid, this is my fiancee, Zara. Zara, this is Enid. She's one of the maids here."
"Nice to meet you, ma'am," Enid says, with a small smile. "Are you hungry? We've made some sandwiches and some scones if you'd like to sit outside." She then looks at Jackson. "Your parents and your grandparents aren't here yet, but they said they'll be here later this evening."
"That's okay," he says. "Zara's family will also be coming up and her parents will be here tomorrow. Are you hungry?" He asks me and I shake my head.
"No, but thank you," I say to Enid and she nods again.
